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Recent Improvement in the Long-term Survival of Breast Cancer Patients by Age and Stage in Japan.

Akiyo YoshimuraHidemi ItoYoshikazu NishinoMasakazu HattoriTomohiro MatsudaIsao MiyashiroTomio NakayamaHiroji IwataKeitaro MatsuoHideo TanakaYuri Ito
Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2018)
These population-based cancer registry data show that 10-year relative survival improved 2.4% over this period in Japan. By age and stage, improvement in the age 15-34 years and distant metastasis was very small, which suggests the need for new therapeutic strategies in these patients.
Keyphrases
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  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • lymph node
  • electronic health record
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • young adults
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